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Slow Cooker Pulled BBQ Chicken
15 min prep time
6 hr cook time
8servings
Recipe by
Lara Rondinelli Hamilton, RD, LDN, CDE and Jennifer Bucko Lamplough
Source
The Diabetes Cookbook
Photo by
Adobe Stock
How to Make Slow Cooker Pulled BBQ Chicken
Using a slow cooker allows you to have dinner ready to go when you get home from a busy day. If you can find smoked paprika, use it in place of the regular paprika to enhance the smoky barbeque flavor of the chicken.
15 min prep time
6 hr cook time
8servings
1/2 heaping cup pulled chicken
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
- Combine paprika, chili powder, ground black pepper, garlic powder, and salt (optional) in a bowl. Add chicken pieces and toss to completely coat chicken.
- Add chicken and onion to a slow cooker and set to low for 5-6 hours.
- Remove chicken from slow cooker and set on a cutting board or in a bowl to rest for 15 minutes. Take any remaining liquid and onions from slow cooker and mix with the barbeque sauce, set aside.
- Pull chicken and shred with a fork. Discard bones.
- Mix pulled chicken with barbeque sauce and onion mixture.
- To build the sandwich, add a heaping 1/2 cup of chicken to a lettuce leaf and top with 1/4 cup shredded cabbage.
Nutrition facts
8 Servings
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Serving Size
1/2 heaping cup pulled chicken
- Amount per serving Calories 160
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Total Fat
6g
- Saturated Fat 1.6g
- Trans Fats 0g
- Cholesterol 45mg
- Sodium 450mg
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Total Carbohydrate
9g
- Dietary Fiber 1g
- Total Sugars 4g
- Protein 16g
- Potassium 280mg
- Phosphorous 130mg
Ingredients
paprika
1 tbsp
chili powder
1 tsp
black pepper
1 tsp
garlic powder
1 tsp
salt (optional)
1 tsp
whole chicken (skin removed, cut into 8 pieces)
1
medium onion (diced)
1
reduced carb or reduced sugar barbeque sauce
1 cup
large lettuce leaves
8
cabbage (shredded)
2 cup
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